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Four industry trade bodies have signed a memo rebuffing a call by US lawmakers to extend commercial business interruption cover to include coronavirus claims...
California insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara yesterday told insurers to give policyholders a 60-day grace period on insurance premium payments in light of the coronavirus crisis...
Lloyd’s has taken the unprecedented decision to close its underwriting room on Thursday in what will be a stern test for digital risk-placing technology, according to CEO John Neal...
The European Union (EU) insurance regulator has pledged to take “any measure necessary” to mitigate the impact of the current financial chaos on the sector and safeguard policyholders...
Marsh offered clients a standalone pandemic insurance policy that would have likely provided coverage in the current coronavirus crisis, but no one bought it, according to a broker at...
Claims resolution firm Mactavish is calling for the UK government to step in and support insurers as a result of the coronavirus crisis...
The Lloyd’s underwriting room will stay open throughout the coronavirus pandemic, manned by a skeleton crew, despite a large chunk of the market being ordered to work from home, Insurance Insider understands...
The US Risk and Insurance Management Society has called off its annual conference in Denver in May, as the coronavirus pandemic takes hold in the US...
Lloyd’s is to shut the underwriting room tomorrow (13 March) as part of a market- and Corporation-wide stress test in preparation for any serious coronavirus disruption...
